Taiz: heavy fighting rages, and coalition fighters bomb repels sites

The fighters of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition renewed on Saturday waging air raids on the sites of the Houthi militants and Saleh forces in Dhubab district, west of Taiz governorate, southwest of Yemen.

A military source told Almasdaronline that the fighters launched two airstrikes on al Omari military camp and another raid on a checkpoint near the camp, hours after they have launched two raids targeting a site in al Omari Mount.

The aerial bombardment has resulted in casualties among the Houthis and allied forces, according to the source.

Meanwhile, the Houthis and allied forces bombed the government forces sites in al Hariqiah area western Taiz, after hours of heavy fighting in which the government forces fended off a violent Houthi attack.

Four Houthi militants were killed, five others wounded, and seven militants also captured, while a government soldier was killed and two others injured, according to the field source.